Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-25
ORIGIAhL AND BORROWED.


to a northern lady for her nineteenth
baby. The question naturally arises
in the inqmsitive mind, how much
would she give for a first One7
Chicago is making quietcanvass
tosecure the holding of the Republl-
can National Convention next sum
mer in that city. st. Louis, Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati are also rivals.
The two farmers in Colorado who
settled a dispute over a fence by
killing each other saved the state
considerable money. Going to law
is decidedly expensive and aggra-
waiting, and, besides, is subject 10
DELAY. In cases like theirs, the
easiest way is the quickest.
p. A letter addressed to "the best
lawyer in Washington has been
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
There are either no good lawyers
there or the merits Of the legal
fraternity are such that the post
Office managers were afraid to decide
as to who was the best.
The position of the Democratic
party ,asnported through returning
congressman, is about this: They
are in favor of Cleveland, because
thew would like to nominate some
other man, but are afraid to say so
until the rest OF the offices have
been distributed.
4 bright Iowa woman, noting
the invention of a ballot box that
can not be stuffed, remarks: "Now
if some one will invent a voter that
can not be stuffed with beer, brag
or bribery, we shall have made a
long stride toward better govern
ment."
When Barnnm's circus was burn
ing a lion that escaped proceeded
tn make an early breakfast from a
calf. but was interfered with by the
mistress OF the place, who sought,
with the customary broom and
"shoo.r to guard her property.
How different would have been the
course adopted had the invader
been a mouse
Fall returns of the recent cleo
ton for members of the General
Assembly show that the complex
ion Of the new body will be as fol-
lows: Senate-Democrats, 26; re-
publicans, Il. House of Delegates
Democrats, 81; Republicans. 80;
independent, /. Democratic ma
iority on Joint ballot, "a. The Off
cial canvass of the returns will not
be made till the 2Sth instant, but
the above figures will hardly be
changed. There will probably be
several contests.
The Atlanta Constitution is per
forming the remarkable feat OF car
rying water on both shoulders.
One of the editors is writing for
aud the other against prohibition.
The question is Just now a very
important one in that city, and as
sentiment IS equally divided, the
prOprietors are adopting the surest
way Of being on the right side. In
case the city declares for prohibit
ton, the temperance editor can
claim the victory, and in case it
goes the other way, the anti-proh-
bitionist can blow bis horn. No
matter who wins, the paper IS on
the right side. Editors Grady aud
Howell have great heads.
Wages may be good ont West,
but Maryland man recently from
that section was not very far out OF
the way when he said though man
might make two dollars day ont
there, it would cost him three dol
lars per diem to live. The West if
a great place to make money, bnt
10 keep it a man has to stay there
and grow up with the country
The inducements to immigrants
of the right kind are far greater
in the Sonth than IN this much
talked of bat greatly Overrated
section, and where one man sue
ceeds who goes there, ten toll aud
delve for pittanes which they
could earn with half the labor al
their bones in the East.
Irish Nationality is not synOny
nous with CathOlicity. IL Is trne
that four-ffths of the people oI
Ireland are devOut Roman Catho-
lies. 10 is also true that among
the most advanced Nationalist
have been the Protestants of Ire
iind. The most trusted and best
beloved leaders have been Protest
ants. The Patron Saint Of RevO
lutionarv ireland is the Protestant
Robert Emmett.
The greatest OF all IrishmeD
Theobald Wolfe Tone, was a Prot
estant. He labored faithfully t.
secure a nnion of all freshmen re
rardless of their creed. Thu
sheares, Lord Edward Fitzgerald
John Mitchell, William smitl
OBrieu, we're Protestants, and thu
present leader of the Irish people
Chas. Stewart ParneH, is Protest
ant.
If Americans would remembe